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Review of fiscal year 1994 budget for user fees for marketing orders and checkoff programs; and the Watermelon Research and Promotion Improvement Act of 1993 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural Resources of the Committee on Ag PDF

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^ REVIEW OF nSCAL YEAR 1994 BUDGET FOR USER FEES FOR MARKETING ORDERS AND CHECKOFF PROGRAMS; AND THE WATERMELON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1993 Y 4. AG 8/1:103-16 Revieu of Fiscal Year 1994 Dudget f... HEARING BEFORE THE subcom:\iittee ox speculty crops and xatur.\l resources OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATR^S ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 653 MAY 6. 1993 Serial No. 103-16 OCT 1 3 1993 Printed for the use of the Committee on Agriculture U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 70-511 WASHINGTON : 1993 ForsalebytheL'.S.GovernnicniPrimingOffice SuperintendentofDocuments.CongressionalSalesOffice.Washington.DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-041298-6 V REVIEW OF nSCAL YEAR 1994 BUDGET FOR USER FEES FOR MARKETING ORDERS AND CHECKOFF PROGRAMS; AND THE WATERMELON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1993 '4. AG 8/1:103-16 evieu of Fiscal Yeir 1994 Budget f. . . HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCO.AIMITTEE OX SPECIALTY CROPS AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATR^S ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 653 MAY 6, 1993 Serial No. 103-16 OCT 13 Printed for the use of the Committee on Agriculture U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 70-511 WASHINGTON 1993 : Forsaleb> theU.S.GovcrnmcnlPrintingOffice SuperintendentofDocuments,CongressionalSalesCJffice.Washington,DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-041298-6 COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE E (KIKA) DE LA GARZA, Texas, Chairman GEORGE E. BROWN, Jr., California, PAT ROBERTS, Kansas, Vice Chairman Ranking Minority Member CHARLIE ROSE, North Carolina BILL EMERSON, Missouri GLENN ENGLISH, Oklahoma STEVE GUNDERSON, Wisconsin DAN GLICKMAN, Kansas TOM LEWIS, Florida CHARLES W. STENHOLM, Texas ROBERT F. (BOB) SMITH, Oregon HAROLD L. VOLKMER, Missouri LARRY COMBEST, Texas TIMOTHY J. PENNY, Minnesota WAYNE ALLARD, Colorado TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota BILL BARRETT, Nebraska BILL SARPALIUS, Texas JIM NUSSLE, Iowa JILL L. LONG, Indiana JOHN A. BOEHNER, Ohio GARY A. CONDIT, California THOMAS W, EWING, Illinois COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California CALVIN M, DOOLEY, California JACK KINGSTON, Georgia EVA M. CLAYTON, North Carolina BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia DAVID MINGE, Minnesota JAY DICKEY, Arkansas EARL F. HILLIARD, Alabama RICHARD W. POMBO, California JAY INSLEE, Washington CHARLES T. CANADY, Florida THOMAS J. BARLOW III, Kentucky EARL POMEROY, North Dakota TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania CYNTHIA A. McKINNEY, Georgia SCOTTY BAESLER, Kentucky KAREN L. THURMAN, Florida SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia PAT WILLIAMS, Montana BLANCHE M. LAMBERT, Arkansas Professional Staff DiANNE Powell, StaffDirector Vernie Hubert, ChiefCounsel and Legislative Director Gary R. Mitchell, Minority StaffDirector James A. Davis, Press Secretary Subcommittee on Speclalty Crops and Natural Resources CHARLIE ROSE, North Carolina, Chairman SCOTTY BAESLER, Kentucky, TOM LEWIS, Florida Vice Chairman BILL EMERSON, Missouri SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California GEORGE E. BROWN, Jr., California JACK KINGSTON, Georgia GARY A. CONDIT, California BOB GOODLATTE, Virgina EVA M. CLAYTON, North Carolina JAY DICKEY, Arkansas KAREN L. THURMAN, Florida RICHARD W. POMBO, California DAVID MINGE, Minnesota JAY INSLEE, Washington EARL POMEROY, North Dakota GLENN ENGLISH, Oklahoma CHARLES W. STENHOLM, Texas COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota (II) CONTENTS Page H.R. 653, a bill to amend the Watermelon Research and Promotion Act to expand operation of the act to the entire United States, to authorize the revocation ofthe refund provision ofthe act, to modify the referendum procedures ofthe act, and for other purposes 3 de la Garza, Hon. E (Kika), a Representative in Congress from the State ofTexas, opening statement 22 English, Hon. Glenn, a Representative in Congress from the State of Okla- homa, prepared statement 17 Rose, Hon. Charlie, a Representative in Congress from the State of North Carolina, opening statement 1 Thurman, Hon. Karen L., a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida, prepared statement 19 Witnesses Clayton, Kenneth C, Acting Assistant Secretary, Marketing and Inspection Services, U.S. Department ofAgriculture 19 Prepared statement 35 Kendel, Fred, director, marketingoperations, SunWorld International 31 Prepared statement 57 Leger, C.M. "Buddy," producer, Cordele, GA 31 Prepared statement 54 National Watermelon Association: Bruce Price, chairman, executive committee 27, 48 Nancy Childers, executive secretary-treasurer 51 Submitted Material National Watermelon Promotion Board, marketing review in 1992 and 1993 marketing programs 59 (III) REVIEW OF FISCAL YEAR 1994 BUDGET FOR USER FEES FOR MARKETING ORDERS AND CHECKOFF PROGRAMS; AND THE WATER- MELON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION IM- PROVEMENT ACT OF 1993 THURSDAY, MAY 1993 6, House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Specialty Crops AND Natural Resources, Committee on Agriculture, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:10 p.m., in room 1300, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Charlie Rose (chair- man ofthe subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Baesler, Bishop, English, Stenholm, Lewis, Emerson, Kingston, and Pombo. Also present: Representative E (Kika) de la Garza, chairman of the committee, and Representative Pat Roberts, ranking minority member ofthe committee. Staff present: Glenda L. Temple, clerk; Keith Pitts, Joe Dugan, Xavier Equihua, and Stacy Steinitz. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. CHARLIE ROSE, A REP- RESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Mr. Rose. The Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural Re- sources will please come to order. The purpose of today's hearing is to hear testimony regarding H.R. 653, the Watermelon Research and Promotion Improvement Act. I look forward to workmg with Congressman Glenn English, my colleagues on the subcommittee, and other interested parties to move this proposal forward. I understand the Department of Agriculture has some technical amendments that they want to add in implementing the Lime Re- search, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act. In the corning weeks, I hope that we can all reach consensus on these provisions and mark up these proposals. I wish to also inform you that at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12, the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural Resources will conduct a hearing on H.R. 1738, the Fresh Cut Flowers and Fresh Cut Greens Promotion and Information Act. The legislation has been cosponsored by my colleague, Mr. Lewis of Florida, the rank- ing minority member of this subcommittee. I look forward to work- CD ing with Mr. Lewis and other interested parties to move ahead with this legislation. It was to be on the agenda today, but some of us had forgotten that Mother's Day was this weekend, and that is a prime busy time for our friends in the flower industry. Therefore, we decided to hold this over until next week. Any statements from the members will appear at this point in the record. [H.R. 653 and the prepared statements of Mr. English and Mrs. Thurman follow:] 103d congress H. R. 653 1st Session To amend the Watermelon Research and Promotion Act to expand operation of the Act to the entire United States, to authorize the revocation of the refund provision of the Act, to modify the referendum procedures oftheAct, and forotherpurposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Januaky 27, 1993 Mr. English ofOklahoma introduced the foUowngbill; whichwas referred to the Committee onAgriculture A BILL To amend the Watermelon Research and Promotion Act to expand operation of the Act to the entire United States, to authorize the revocation of the refund provision of the Act, to modify the referendum procedures of the Act, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted hy the Senate and House ofRepresenta- 2 tives ofthe United States ofAmerica in Congress assembled, 3 SECTION 1. SHORTTITLEANDTABLE OF CONTENTS. — 4 (a) Short Title. This Act may be cited as the 5 "Watermelon Research and Promotion Improvement Act 6 of 1993". 2 — 1 (b) Table of Contents. The table of contents for 2 this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Shorttitleandtableofcontents. Sec. 2. Changetomajorityvoteinreferendumprocedures. Sec. 3. Expansionofwatermelonplanstoentire United States. Sec. 4. Clarificationofdifferencesbetweenproducers andhandlers. Sec. 5. Clarificationofcollectionofassessmentsbytheboard. Sec. 6. Changestoassessmentratenotsubjectto formal rulemaking. Sec. 7. Eliminationofwatermelonassessmentrefund. Sec. 8. Equitabletreatmentofwatermelon plans. Sec. 9. Separateconsiderationofwatermelonplan amendments. 3 SEC. 2. CHANGE TOMAJORITYVOTE INREFERENDUMPRO- 4 CEDURES. 5 Section 1653 of the Watermelon Research and Pro- — 6 motion Act (7 U.S.C. 4912) is amended 7 (1) by inserting "(a)" after "Sec. 1653."; 8 (2) by striking the third sentence; and 9 (3) inserting at the end the following new sub- 10 section: 11 "(b) A plan issued under this subtitle shall not take 12 effect unless the Secretary determines that the issuance 13 of the plan is approved or favored by a majority of the 14 producers and handlers (and importers if subject to the 15 plan) votingin the referendum.". 16 SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF WATERMELON PLANS TO ENTIRE 17 UNITED STATES. — 18 (a) Definitions. Section 1643 of the Watermelon 19 Research and Promotion Act (7 U.S.C. 4902(3)) is — 20 amended

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